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Ansel Adams wilderness is so huge that one will never run out of loops or day hikes to do. This is our second trip to the wilderness. We only had permit for one night at the wilderness this time. These permits get sold out quickly. However at visitor center, they do issue walk-up permits. Call ahead to […]

My first ultra distance, 50K, happened on August 20th, 2016 at Run-de-vous. 2016 training season with Team Asha started with no particular race in mind. However, I did have one goal, to run injury free. I made just a few changes and boom the injury free run happened. Change #1: I had to diligently, i mean diligently […]

It was April 1st week and we had 4-days to do a road trip. Given the good snow year, Hwy 395 was a no brainer. Started Wednesday evening and drove 4 hours to Bakersfield to stay that night. Next day morning we drove another 4-hrs to Death Valley National Park. It’s hour second trip to […]

Spring season is probably the best time to visit Henry W. Coe State Park in the bay area for a dense blankets of wildflowers. We did a 10.6 mile loop that went through China Hole. The park is big enough to do hikes of pretty much any length. First half of the hike had lot […]

After our first visit to Death Valley National Park in the peak summer of 2013, we went back for Super bloom, the once in a decade bloom of wild flowers. To be clear, its super bloom for desert standards. There are other parks in California with much denser wildflowers. We camped at furnace creek campground […]

We have been going to Yosemite National Park in February for the past three years and 2016 is certainly a huge improvement in water situation. After having spent two sunsets in 2015 waiting for horsetail with disappointment, I am thrilled to have photographed horsetail this year. We left Sunnyvale around 8AM and reached Yosemite View Lodge around […]

Just an hour drive from south bay, Mavericsk Cliffs Trail at Half Moon Bay is an easy hike along the cliffs overlooking the famous surf location. I started the walk at Tide Pool Parking lot (google it for direction), and the trail starts just across the parking lot through a gate that leads to the cliff. […]

Ever since I moved to California, Santa Cruz has been the most frequented place for all the fun reasons. Weekend bike rides along Hwy 1, swim around the wharf, run along the ocean, even a surfing attempt…. I have always wanted to come back sometime for a leisurely trip and take pictures, do some sight-seeing. […]

When we went: Thanksgiving 2014 Day 1: Home to Sequoia National Park, overnight camping Day 2: Late afternoon drive to Big Bear lake to Joshua Tree National Park, overnight camping Day 3: At Joshua Tree National Park and camped overnight Day 4: Joshua Tree National Park to San Diego. Day 5: San Diego Day 6: Drive […]

9 days, 10 parks, 2 cities, 3300-miles and 3 drivers. Day 1: Sunnyvale to Joshua Tree National Park to Phoenix. Day 2: Phoenix to Saguaro National Park to Lordsburg. Day 3: Lordsburg to City of Rocks State Park to White sands National Monument. Day 4: White sands National Monument to Bosque Del Apache Wilderness to Socorro. Day 5: Socorro to Bosque Del […]